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To: sandintoes who wrote (8940)	5/29/2006 10:51:48 AM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71588

I was watching TV and this commercial came on warning dire consequences for anyone switching from cable TV. How long till the FMSM does the same thing?

To: sandintoes who wrote (8940)	6/2/2006 1:31:53 AM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71588

Thomas Sowell Says Media Still Wield Enormous Power NEWSBUSTERS In Economy Economist Thomas Sowell says it's too soon to cheer on the destruction of the mainstream media, who still wield enormous clout. Conservatives who point out the declining audience for the big television network newscasts, and declining public trust of the media in general, often underestimate how much clout the liberal media still have. For example, while the economy has had near-record highs in growth rates and in the stock market, with near-record lows in unemployment and inflation, polls show that the public thinks the economy is in big trouble. A steady diet of gloom-and-doom spin in the liberal media has worked. The death of media influence has been greatly exaggerated. More is involved than partisan attempts to undermine the Bush administration. For decades, the liberal media and the intelligentsia have had to struggle mightily against good economic news. Their whole vision of the world -- and of themselves -- is at stake. newsbusters.org